Ninth graders examine the reasons for the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and the rise of communism in China. They listen to a lecture and complete slot notes, listen to and read the lyrics to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire"...

Twelfth graders study the history, progression and current uses for vaccines in the prevention of disease. They simulate an epidemic and experiment with pathogens.

An image of Edward Jenner.

An image of Edward Jenner.

Edward Jenner was an English country doctor who studied nature and his natural surroundings since his childhood and practiced medicine in Berkeley. He is famous for his discovery of the smallpox vaccine.